Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that the tax rises affecting pensioners are not a punishment for voting Brexit. Speaking on a trip to the US to visit Joe Biden, the Prime Minister again refused to rule out the so-called ‘widow tax’. What that entails is plans to end the single person’s discount on council tax, which will affect millions of elderly people. The single person’s discount knocks 25 per cent off the council tax bill of a person living alone, reflecting the fact that they use fewer council services. This comes after the House of Commons voted to remove the Winter Fuel Payment from all …
